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Front
build orders.

The frontline position on the long beach side: holds the wider gap and joins the fight for the middle.
Players also call it Front, long beach side.
What does Front do? →

THE OPENING BOOK

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Clear role ×

Front · Armada 1,533 games · 5 builds · standard play in 75%

Front · Cortex 277 games · 3 builds · standard play in 63%

Front · Legion 25 games · 1 builds · standard play in 76%

Front position achieves first kill slightly earlier than Suicide front

Front gets its first kill at 1:47, compared to Suicide front's 2:05.

By 15:00
First kill100%
First unit lost100%
First Janus46%
First Centurion34%
T2 constructor85%
0:003:006:009:0012:0015:00

Dot: typical time. Bar: middle half of the games that get there. Right: share of games that get there.

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MilestoneTypicalMiddle halfShare of games
First kill1:471:20–2:29100%
First unit lost1:491:26–2:26100%
First Janus1:531:39–2:0846%
First Centurion1:531:42–2:1634%
T2 constructor7:456:47–8:5885%
MOST COMMON FIRST · WHAT SETS EACH BUILD APART · TYPICAL TIMINGSEVIDENCE
01
FrontCortexEconomy first#rush#raid

Lasher skirmishers

Vehicle Plant from the start feeding a T1 vehicle raid then a Lasher skirmisher line by 2:08, well ahead of the role norm, pushing straight into the middle rather than the usual bot mix.

T1 vehicle skirmishers from 2:08 · 9% of role by thenVehicle Plant in 100%Incisor in 100%Lasher in 84%

Vehicle Plant → Advanced Metal Extractor

OPENINGMetal Extractor ×3×3→Wind Turbine ×2×2→Vehicle Plant→Wind Turbine→Metal Extractor ×2×2→Guard ×2×2→Twin Guard→Metal Extractor ×2×2

7% of Cortex Front games · team won 63% of 19 · Then: incisor, brute · Last seen 28 Sept

19MATCHES11 players
02
FrontArmadaQuick factory#rush#push

Mace rush

A very early T1 bot assault build pushing Mace bots from the Bot Lab from 2:21, reaching the middle and occasionally the enemy base well before it's typical for the role, later transitioning into a broader mixed army.

T1 bot assault from 2:21 · 3% of role by thenMace in 88%

Bot Lab → Advanced Metal Extractor

OPENINGMetal Extractor→Bot Lab→Wind Turbine ×2×2→Metal Extractor ×5×5→Construction Turret→Sentry→Wind Turbine ×4×4→Sentry

1% of Armada Front games · team won 47% of 17 · Then: rocketeer · Last seen 29 Sept

17MATCHES8 players
03
FrontArmadaEconomy first#artillery#rush

Shellshocker artillery

A fast T1 vehicle artillery build getting Shellshockers out by 2:55, well ahead of the role's usual timing, to support the fight in the middle with light artillery before transitioning into a Blitz-led army.

T1 vehicle artillery from 2:46 · 9% of role by thenArty in 58%Janus in 42%

Vehicle Plant → Advanced Metal Extractor

OPENINGMetal Extractor ×2×2→Wind Turbine ×2×2→Vehicle Plant→Metal Extractor ×4×4→Sentry→Dragon's Teeth ×11×11→Sentry→Metal Extractor

1% of Armada Front games · team won 63% of 19 · Then: blitz, Rattlesnake, janus · Last seen 30 Sept

19MATCHES9 players
04
FrontEconomy first#rush#push

Stout rush

An early T1 vehicle assault build committing to Stout tanks from Vehicle Plant by 4:46, reaching the middle far ahead of the role's norm and sometimes pushing into the enemy base, before transitioning into a mixed army later.

T1 vehicle assault from 4:46 · 8% of role by thenStout in 79%Arty in 50%

Vehicle Plant → Advanced Metal Extractor → Bot Lab

OPENINGVehicle Plant→Solar Collector→Metal Extractor ×6×6→Sentry→Dragon's Teeth ×5×5→Solar Collector→Construction Turret→Wind Turbine ×8×8

2% of Armada Front games · team won 33% of 24 · Then: blitz, janus · Last seen 27 Sept

24MATCHES12 players
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